Associate Lawyer

Our team is in search of an Associate Lawyer to join us for a 12-month contract opportunity.

Your Contribution to the Story:

As an Associate Lawyer, you will work collaboratively with our team, clients, and other advisors to plan and implement tax effective strategies and transactions for entrepreneurs and private clients.

Harbinger Law Inc. is a boutique law firm focused on providing excellent client service in collaboration with Baker Tilly Nova Scotia Inc. We provide corporate law, tax, and estate planning services for owners and donors in Atlantic Canada, believing the best client experience comes from collaboration.

Harbinger Law Inc. is a Certified B Corporation. This certification acknowledges a commitment to high social and environmental standards, transparency, and accountability. Harbinger Law is the seventh Canadian law firm and the first in Atlantic Canada to earn this status, joining over 8,000 B Corps worldwide committed to creating a just, inclusive, and sustainable society.

Your primary responsibilities will include:

• Provide outstanding client service and legal advice, including direct communications with clients;
• Assist with all aspects of corporate and tax-planned transactions;
• Review and draft agreements and other corporate documents;
• Review and draft wills, trusts, and other estate planning documents;
• Assist with Estate Administration files;
• Provide research support;
• Work with partners on mergers and acquisitions

A successful candidate will have:

• Membership (or eligibility for membership) in the Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society, in good standing;
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience in providing legal services to entrepreneurs, including assisting with transactions and preparing legal documents;
• Strong teamwork and communication skills, trustworthy, accountable, proactive, and a positive work attitude;
• Knowledge and interest in providing legal advice to entrepreneurs and managers about day-to-day business operations and major transactions;
• Experience with estate administration an asset;
• Ability to keep a service focus under pressure, manage priorities, and meet deadlines.

What You Will Get in Return:

We will support you to do what you do best every day by offering you:

• Competitive total rewards package, including salary and incentive program
• RRSP matching
• Robust benefits plan
• Generous paid time off package (vacation, personal, sick, firm holidays, etc.)
• $500 wellness allowance
• Complimentary on-site gym
• Free, plentiful parking
• Dress for your day, including casual
• Growth-focused coaching, mentoring, feedback, and growth plan reviews
• Learning and professional development opportunities
• Work-life integration (professional flexibility, working remotely opportunities, Employee Family Assistance Plan, etc.)
• Firm-sponsored social events, team-building events, lunch and learns, etc.